There are 3 ways to get from San Diego to Ghent by plane or train
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Fly to Brussels Airport, train
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane SAN - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
15h 14m€306–915Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane SAN - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Gand-Dampoorttrain
13h 1m€398–1,009Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane SAN - DUS
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
17h 35m€387–1,245
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Brussels Airport (BRU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Ghent is to fly and train which costs €300 - €950 and takes 15h 14m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Ghent is to fly and train which takes 13h 1m and costs €390 - €1100.
The distance between San Diego and Ghent is 9175 km.
It takes approximately 15h 14m to get from San Diego to Ghent, including transfers.
Ghent is 9h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 7:10 AM in San Diego and 4:10 PM in Ghent.
There are 865+ hotels available in Ghent.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Ghent, Belgium?
There is no direct connection from San Diego to Ghent. However, you can fly to Brussels Airport (BRU), walk to Brussels Airport-Zaventem, then take the train to Gand-Saint-Pierre. Alternatively, you can fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), walk to Schiphol Airport, take the train to Anvers-Central, then take the train to Gand-Dampoort.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Brussels Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Brussels Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410–1,400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Brussels Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Brussels Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–900
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Gand-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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